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The claim

A post seeks to link a Saudi Arabian MERS vaccine study to the current coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China.

Rating

False - Based on the evidence, AAP FactCheck found the Facebook post to be false. The Saudi clinical trial is investigating a vaccine for the MERS Coronavirus strain, not the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

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